Website of the Day

Newswordy plucks a word a day out of the news cycle, defines it, and examines its use (and misuse) in the media. Language nuts and news junkies will love it.

Newswordy is especially good at following a single crisis over several days. Links to news stories, wire services, and Twitter feeds provide necessary context. But the site is really geared toward stripping the messiest, most complicated stories of their surrounding hype—and that makes it a welcome counter to a lot of what’s put out by our major media outlets.